Travis

Father, bibliophile, history teacher, dabbler in politics.

Mississippi Squirrel Revivalist.

Lifelong conservative - rule-of-law, not sedition.

#tsundoku

[Travis @alrajul]

Humility is an unnecessarily scarce resource in our world. Let's do our job to change that.

[Duane Morse @ILOVEQUOTEBOOKS]

Every person that you meet knows something you don't.
Learn from them.

[Travis @alrajul]

We’ll, I’ve seen enough to know enough. In the process of migrating now….

To think I’d ever actually be using a Zuckerberg platform again - thanks a lot, Musk.

Starting on #Threads feels a lot like when I started on Twitter - once you follow enough active accounts, it works!

[David Weigel @daveweigel]

The answer @MondaireJones gave me on the Hunter investigations summed up what most Dems think https://t.co/kvHcjSlzrj

[Dr NO @INTJchick]

@gtconway3dg @gtconway3d I will check out Zucks blood sucking network just for NPR

[Baseball by BSmile @BSmile]

"I got it! I got it! At least I think I got it..." --- "RATS! Sorry, manager... The older you get, the less sure you become about a lot of things..." ~ Lucy van Pelt (Classic Peanuts - July 8, 1976) #Life #MLB #Baseball

[Travis @alrajul]

@dst6n01

[Robin Dopp @DoppRobin]

@BettyBowers When they don't have a legitimate platform, they claim their cult like crusades are to protect their children, who are in no jeopardy.

[Sean T at RCP @SeanTrende]

I am not dismissive of these studies, but in retrospect my friends in high school who were the most into drugs tended to be self-medicating for anxiety/depression. Hard to separate chickens from eggs here.

[Nassim Nicholas Taleb @nntaleb]

A reminder. Just block bullshitters & witness substantial improvements in your life.

[Katie Coleman @kaydaustin]

Last year, I was offered a job even after disclosing a stage IV cancer diagnosis. Highlighting the very best of workplace acceptance and culture.

But today, my husband unexpectedly had a job offer rescinded after letting the company know he may need 2 days off, a month after starting to help me recover from a possible minor surgery.

We’re both software engineers and both companies are in the healthcare space. The response he received highlights the discrimination that not only many patients face but also their caregivers.

I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t disheartened and frustrated by their response. When faced with the choice, be company A not company B.

We’ve faced bigger hurdles and come out on top, so on we go.

In other news, if anyone is looking to hire a talented software engineer w/experience in healthcare. I know a guy 😉

Here’s a photo of us on my birthday this year. We celebrated with a hackathon building tools/apps for cancer patients. Yes, that was my actual birthday request. Things get real nerdy around here.

[Oliver Alexander @OAlexanderDK]

How it started: How it is going:

[Retired Polysaccharide Patriarch @bigbrutha_]

Twitter is definitely the biggest example of “if you talk a lot, you are bound to say some foolish things”

And yes this is also a self sub

[FriendlyKozak @KvotheTheArcane]

Downfall: Rate Limit Exceeded

[David DeWitt @DC_DeWitt]

New Editor Commentary: Ohio's maps have been rigged, our courts have been stacked, our lawmakers have been captured by special interests, our politicians are riddled with corruption, and now our majority voter power over our constitution is being assaulted
https://t.co/2AiXZlVajV

[Derek Thompson @DKThomp]

The US has the fastest growth rate of any G7 country.

And the US has the lowest annual inflation of any G7 country.

And Americans hate it!

[. @GregTSargent]

The ugly saga of the Fake Liberal Tweeter is another sign of how thoroughly devoted right wing politics has become to the outright fabrication of enemies.

When you think about it, this enemy-creation also drives the endless hunt for teachers to punish and books to purge:

[Julian Davis Mortenson @jdmortenson]

Been thinking about what the gun cases tell us about the abortion and LGBTQ speech cases. It's not great.

Both Dobbs and 303 Creative create serious analytical problems for other areas of civil rights law. Some supporters recognize those problems and agree they'd be bad. 1/

[Bill Pascrell, Jr. 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @BillPascrell]

Republicans are increasingly going after all vaccines including protecting kids from meningitis and even chicken pox

[Maris Hellrand @marishellrand]

Thank you, @AP and @DavidKeyton ! Better late than never. A great example for others to follow @AFP @Reuters @Bloomberg @ZDF @ARDde @BBCNews No more “former soviet republics“

[T-shirtist in Chief 🇺🇸 @tonytribby]

@jasondashbailey So, question-- that article says WB Discovery needs to pay of "$50 billion in debt", would I be correct to assume that debt was mostly dropped onto the company at some point during a merger process to pay for loans used to complete the merger itself?

[Ron Filipkowski @RonFilipkowski]

Lin Wood, who was part of the Trump legal team attempting to overturn the election, has agreed to permanent retirement from the practice of law rather than his likely disbarment.